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Belfast: Estate agency rammed in 'racially motivated' attack

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Police said masked men drove a hijacked car into the building on Woodvale Road .

Estate agent Robert McDowell said he believes he was targeted because of claims he was renting homes to asylum seekers.

He said some tenants have been intimidated out of their homes due to racism.

Six people have been arrested after a third night of disorder in Belfast .

Police are treating the incidents as racially motivated hate crimes.

Part of the Newtownards Road was set on fire in east Belfast on Tuesday night .

PSNI has set up a Major Incident Public Portal for people to submit information, images and footage.

Officers remained on patrol in the area as part of the investigation continues.

Police hope arrests will show community that they are taking action.

VR Score

61

Informative language

52

Neutral language

72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

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